TWO men, believed to be aged around 40, have died after when their tipper truck touched an overhead power cable in Middlewich. It is believed they were delivering road surfacing material to a site on Booth Lane in Middlewich.

The men were at the back of the truck when the accident happened.

The driver of the tipper truck, a 54-year-old man from Derbyshire, was unhurt. The men's next of kin have been informed and the Health and Safety Executive has been informed.